Articles Q1 10

E-cigarettes are getting a lot of publicity at the moment – and not all of it bad.

Essentially a battery-operated nicotine delivery system that looks like a cigarette, E-cigarettes are gaining market share rapidly in the US and parts of Europe as smoking bans and health concerns attract consumers to the new technology.

The US is currently the largest market for E-cigarettes (neighboring Canada has banned their sale). The EU is close behind. These two areas are currently where most of the activity is taking place. In many other markets, E-cigarettes are either banned currently, or the market has yet to be developed. In Asia, China, which is the leading producer of E-cigarettes, has seen the product catching on to some degree, while Japan is seen as a potentially important market in the future.

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PROTOS-M5 at full throttle

To meet the demands of the market, Hauni is now also offering its trusted PROTOS-M5 twin-rod cigarette maker with a 14,000 CPM capacity

The highest level of cigarette production reliability with consistent quality and low production costs – the PROTOS-M5 should offer all these advantages at a speed of 14,000 cpm.

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BAT’s recent acquisition of Bentoel has piqued the interest of many in the industry, but as of now, the impact has generally yet to be felt as BAT carefully considers its strategy.

During this assessment period, no, or relatively minor changes, are expected in Bentoel’s day-to-day activities until BAT has thoroughly examined al its options. However, there is a palpable mood of excitement at Bentoel’s corporate headquarters these days: a sense of optimism pervades the atmosphere. There is no question that BAT’s takeover of the company is welcomed by Bentoel’s executives as they see the benefits of working with an established and highly competent international player, one that, most importantly, is second-to-none in it understanding of and competitiveness in the cigarette industry.

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Along with in-depth promotion of reform of the tobacco industry, further implementation of international tobacco control initiatives and substantive advancement environmental protection protocols, the tobacco printing industry of China now faces harsh new challenges.